Chinese companies dominate bidding for Myanmar’s billion-dollar solar tender
NAY PYI TAW, Aug 7, 2020, Frontier Myanmar. The Ministry of Electricity and Energy will…
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Brunei, Philippine tech firms sign deals to expand local digital transformation
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 6, 2020, Xinhua. A partnership agreement has been signed on a…
Singapore monitoring spate of suicides among migrant workers
SINGAPORE, Aug 6, 2020, Reuters. Singapore is monitoring a recent spate of suicides and attempted…
Cambodia lowers Covid-19 cash deposit from foreign travelers to $2,000
PHNOM PENH, Aug 6, 2020, Xinhua. The Cambodian government has reduced the cash deposit for…
Vietnam to start building North-South Expressway in September
HANOI, Aug 6, 2020, Hanoi Times. Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) plans to start construction…
[Analytics] Singapore’s 2020 election: Explaining the PAP’s stagnation
Singapore’s 2020 general election saw the opposition achieve its highest number of elected seats in…
Sabah will always be part of Malaysia: Official in response to Philippines’ claim
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6, 2020, Bernama. Malaysia will not recognise any foreign claim for Sabah,…
[Dialogue] ‘Above all else: climate change’
The rise of China, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic present challenges and opportunities for…
Sri Lanka awaits results as pandemic precautions delay vote count
COLOMBO, Aug 5, 2020, DPA. Health precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic slowed down voting…
US Health Secretary to visit Taiwan
TAIPEI, Aug 5, 2020, NYT. The United States’ top health official, Alex M. Azar II,…
Malaysia’s govt to continue with Sarawak-Sabah Link Road project: Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5, 2020, Bernama. The government is set to continue with the Sarawak-Sabah…
[Analytics] Should the US put its military muscle where its mouth is on the South China Sea?
On July 13, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that the US considers China’s…